Posts Tagged ‘John Malkovich’
Film Review – Shattered
Nothing good ever happens after midnight. At least that’s what the protagonist of the psychosexual thriller Shattered (2021) should have been thinking. You know you’re in trouble when you run into a beautiful woman at the grocery store soaked from rain asking – in too friendly a…
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Film Review – Ava
Ava (2020) is the cinematic equivalent of painting by the numbers. It follows the outline of the thriller genre so strictly that you have to wonder if this is some kind of deconstruction or parody. Almost every trope you can think of makes an appearance.…
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Episode 38 – A Quiet Place vs. Bird Box
In this episode of the podcast, we take a look back at two sci-fi horror releases from 2018, A Quiet Place, and Bird Box. Instead of doing our regular reviews, we compare and contrast these two films in terms of how they tackle similar themes…
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Film Review – Deepwater Horizon
Director Peter Berg’s Deepwater Horizon (2016) tells the true story of the offshore oil rig (of the same name) which exploded in April 2010, causing the worst oil spill in American history. This tragic event ended with the loss of life and immeasurable damage to…
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SXSW Film Review – Cesar Chavez
Doing a film about a historical figure is always a difficult gamble. On one hand you hope to introduce them to a new generation, and on the other, try to humanize the individual, and not get caught in deifying or demonizing, as it is so…
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RED 2 – Video Podcast #267
In honor of its release, Spencer and Greg take a look at RED 2, its director Dean Parisot and stars Bruce Willis & John Malkovich.
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Film Review – RED 2
In 2010, Summit Entertainment scored a surprise hit with their comic adaptation RED, a story about a group of older former spies (RED = Retired Extremely Dangerous) getting thrown back into the action. The film looked hokey from the trailers, but ended up being quite…
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Film Review – This Is The End
I have a lot of respect for actors that are willing to make fun of themselves. Acting is a job that cultivates insecurities (too young or too old, too thin or too fat, etc.), so it is often a challenge to get actors to willingly…
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